85-Year-Old Cameroon President Wins 7th Term In Office

Africa’s oldest President, Cameroon’s Paul Biya, has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by widespread irregularities and voter apathy.

85-year-old Biya won with 71.2 % of the votes cast in seven regions and only lost one, out of ten regions, the state television said in a Tweet on Monday.

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Biya has been in power since 1982, and is Africa’s second longest serving leader.

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